The Stigma of Sex Addiction Part 1: The “Non-Anonymous” Movement
The Stigma of Sex Addiction Part 1: The “Non-Anonymous” Movement
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Membership in Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) is currently growing at a rapid pace in the U.S. and abroad, with about a 20% increase in the number of weekly group meetings every year. SAA and other sex addiction support groups like it follow the AA model …
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India finds synthetic drug is the love for a new breed of user
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Along with those like Satish, from wealthier backgrounds, there are men like Ramesh Kumar Sharma, who pedals a rickshaw in the city to earn around 400 rupees a day with which he tries to both feed his family and pay for his addiction, or 17-year-old …
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Antihypertensive Use Among Pregnant Women on the Rise
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About half of women who had been taking antihypertensive drugs prior to their pregnancy discontinued drug treatment during the first or second trimester. According to the authors, although antihypertensive therapy for mild-to-moderate hypertension can …
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Introduction To HIV, AIDS And STI Surveillance
Special surveys Male partners of female sex workers STI clinics. Targeted interventions IDUs De-addiction centres Figure 2.1 gives the HIV prevalence among sex workers in selected states of India. suspect they are HIV-infected may decline testing to avoid the stigma … Access Document